Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari yells to his team during the second half of Saturday's game at Vanderbilt. UK won 71-62.

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Jonathan Lintner
| The Courier-Journal

The University of Kent­ucky's spring semester begins today, so it's time for two students to cash in, thanks to men's basketball coach John Calipari.

Calipari offered to pay one term's tuition for two students who attended the Wildcats' Blue-White scrimmage back in October. The students were selected through a random drawing, and the winners are mechanical engineering senior Josh Lawson and freshman biology major Amanda Dowell.

Both are Danville, Ky., residents who will save about $5,000, according to an article posted Tuesday on NCAA.com. ...